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oops sorry Cynthia!
I try to read so many that I miss things like whether this is current or past, fact or fiction. Guess I picked my name well since I can that problem
posted by
FactorFiction
on March 5, 2005 at 10:35 AM
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Darkethoughts, you are soo right. I was
counting on that and it actually turned out to be true in this case.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 5, 2005 at 8:50 AM
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fwmystic, at this point "staying married for the sake of the children"
was not an option. I had tried to get my husband to quit drinking the first 3 years of our marriage. Nothing worked. The next 7 years I lived with him to keep things together long enough, so that my daughter was old enough to comprehend what was going on and I felt she had an inner strength to carry her through it. not that it wasn't extremely difficult.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 5, 2005 at 8:48 AM
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factorfiction, a good suggestion but I honestly don't
remember if we sought help at this point from the guidance department. These events actually happened in 1985. You have found yourself in the middle of a memoir I am writing about my life. If you go back to the first posts on this blog when I started writing on blogit, you will see how it all begins...
posted by
Cynthia
on March 5, 2005 at 8:44 AM
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Tough situation. Kids are usually stronger than we give them credit for. She may not like the idea of changing schools, but she would probably do much better than you imagine.
posted by
DarrkeThoughts
on March 4, 2005 at 9:31 AM
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Tough decision ... but I don't think I could let my daughter move in with .
someone else just so she could go to a good school and have a circle of friends. I have a question: Many people remain married just for the sake of the kids. Did you and your ex ever consider calling a truce until she was out of high school?
posted by
fwmystic
on March 3, 2005 at 7:17 AM
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Have you talked to her school couselor or even a guidance counselor?
No, the counselor doesn't have power over the financial aspect, but you could probably get a strong ally on behalf of your child. And perhaps the counselor will have ideas for you. It's worth a try?
posted by
FactorFiction
on March 3, 2005 at 5:32 AM
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